"The lang toun" a Kirkcaldy Travel Page by iaint

I've lived here for 10 years now, and it better than the locals say!

5 minutes to the sea shore, 5 minutes to the countryside, 30 minutes to little fishing villages and quiet beaches, 30 minutes to Edinburgh.

First, it's in Fife (Scotland) just north of Edinburgh. In fact you can see Edinburgh just across the waters of the Firth of Forth.

Second, it's a commercial town, not really a tourist orientated destination, although it is worth a visit.

It's the birth place and home town of the economist Adam Smith.

Coincidentally, it's the birthplace of current UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He's also the town's representative in the UK Parliament.

You have Falkland Palace only 15 minutes away - a former royal palace. Small, so you only need half a day to get round. Definitely worth the trip.

St Andrews is only 45 minutes drive, to see the home of golf and an ancient university town. Love it.

Editor's note:-
Several of the tips are for places which are not in Kirkcaldy. It's more of a Fife page than a Kirkcaldy one, as I'm not wanting to start a homepage for each town or village with a restaurant I can recommend! Anyway, I live here so it's the centre of the universe!